Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng and Herta shared an intimate farewell before agreeing to keep their relationship secret when they returned to their original world. Herta chose to leave with Lin Feng, who remained determined to continue his Trailblaze journey and pursue the unresolved bonds and mysteries ahead.

• Lin Feng teased Herta about their affection, and Herta pushed him onto the bed before they spent time together.
• Afterward, Herta reminded Lin Feng that they had agreed to break up and conceal what happened when they returned to their original world.
• Herta asked whether Lin Feng truly intended to travel with the Astral Express, but he chose the journey and joked about Himeko, earning a pillow thrown at his face.
• Lin Feng reflected on his feelings for Herta and on the unfinished connections with Kafka, Silver Wolf, Himeko, the White-Haired Woman, and the mysteries in the Starry Sky.
• Herta invited Bronya, Teacher Aisti, and Herta Suzuko to gather, then told them she would leave with Lin Feng.
• Bronya sadly asked whether she and Herta would meet again, while Herta Suzuko joked that the couple were leaving to get married in another world.

At a farewell gathering, Herta Miyuki struggled to accept that she would leave and might not return for years, while Bronya ran off in tears. Herta found her at the ruins of Shuiyue Middle School and promised to come back, easing Bronya’s sadness as they parted.

• Herta Suzuko cried at the farewell gathering, and Teacher Aisti and Lin Feng urged Herta to look after Bronya.
• Bronya left the tavern in tears, and Herta searched for her through the streets.
• Herta remembered Shuiyue Middle School and found Bronya crying on its ruined rooftop.
• Bronya recalled her friendship with Herta and admitted how painful the departure felt.
• Herta promised to return and swore she would lose her wisdom if she broke her vow, and Bronya smiled and said she believed her.

Herta and Bronya shared an intimate conversation before Herta left with Lin Feng, with Herta assuring her friend that she would return. They said goodbye beneath the blue sky, and Bronya prepared to pursue her own future.

• Bronya questioned whether Herta was leaving willingly, and Herta said she was going with Lin Feng because she had fallen in love with him.
• Bronya asked Herta about her relationship with Lin Feng, and Herta answered in detail until Bronya asked her to stop.
• Bronya asked whether Herta was leaving that day, and Herta said she had to go and would always treasure their memories.
• Bronya wished Herta safe travels and looked toward the blue sky, ready to take a new step toward her own future.

Lin Feng returned with Herta to her office, where Herta was investigating whether their time in Hare Sora City had been only Simulated Universe data. She feared Bronya and Suzuko were unreal and mourned that Bronya was gone, while Lin Feng comforted and teased her.

• Lin Feng and Herta traveled through a spatial passage from Hare Sora City back to Herta's office.
• Lin Feng found Herta adjusting the Simulated Universe and heard her worry that their time together had never existed.
• Herta explained that the machine's records of the world were sealed and that Bronya and Suzuko might be false data.
• Lin Feng comforted Herta and suggested they could find a way to see Bronya again or recreate the world.
• Herta blushed at Lin Feng's teasing, insisted nothing had happened between them, and threatened him with her amethyst hammer.

Lin Feng dodged the Herta Puppet’s spinning hammer attack, kicked her into a wall, and then tried to make peace with Herta by kissing the puppet. Herta was furious and challenged his claim that he liked her for her body, while the chapter ended before Lin Feng answered.

• Herta threatened to spin at Lin Feng with her mechanical war hammer, but he dodged and kicked the Herta Puppet into the alloy wall.
• The Herta Puppet got back up and scolded Lin Feng for hitting her instead of following the script.
• Lin Feng said he had helped Herta work through her worries about the Simulated Universe, though Herta insisted she was only angry about being kicked.
• Lin Feng asked Herta to close her eyes and gave the Herta Puppet a kiss as a present.
• Herta accused Lin Feng of going too far and challenged him to explain whether he only lusted after the Herta Puppet’s body.

Lin Feng reassured Herta after she questioned his interest in her puppets, then left her to study the Simulated Universe. Elsewhere, Bronya awoke from a lonely dream about Herta, while Xiaohei and the Herta Puppets waited anxiously for Lin Feng to return.

• Lin Feng told Herta that his affection for her made him care about her puppets, and Herta reluctantly forgave his earlier rudeness.
• Lin Feng asked when Herta would return so he could farm affection points, but Herta refused and reminded him that they had broken up.
• After Lin Feng left, Herta chose to keep studying the Simulated Universe because she wanted to see Bronya again.
• Bronya awoke in Belobog from a dream of Herta and wondered whether they would meet again.
• Herta Puppets played cards and discussed waiting for Lin Feng, while Xiaohei worried because he had not returned from the Simulated Universe test.

Xiaohei gathered nearly twenty Herta Puppets with promises of grape lollipops and Lin Feng’s special treatment while he searched for enough simulation points to earn an S-rank evaluation. When Lin Feng returned to his Hibernation Pod, he found the puppets eagerly waiting to be treated.

• Xiaohei continued recruiting Herta Puppets, and Number 7 and Number 11 praised Lin Feng’s special treatment to the sisters.
• Several puppets worried that Herta might punish them for leaving their posts, but the group decided to stay and enjoy the gathering.
• The system warned Lin Feng that fourteen hours remained to earn simulation points, and that he needed 170 more to reach an S-rank evaluation.
• Lin Feng ruled out Herta and Himeko as ways to gain points and hurried back to his Hibernation Pod, hoping Xiaohei had recruited puppets.
• Lin Feng found the gathered Herta Puppets clamoring to receive his treatment, with several arguing over who should go first.

Lin Feng treated a queue of Herta Puppets to earn Path of Elation Simulation Points while Xiaohei kept order outside his room. Meanwhile, Herta struggled to contact Lin Feng, posted a private bedtime photo for him, then deleted it when he did not respond.

• Xiaohei lined up the Herta Puppets outside Lin Feng's room and offered them lollipops while they waited.
• Herta Puppet No. 18 received Lin Feng's treatment and left flushed, while her sisters waited eagerly for their turns.
• Lin Feng gained Path of Elation Simulation Points and hoped to reach 3,000 before dawn.
• Herta repeatedly drafted and deleted messages to Lin Feng, then posted a bedtime photo visible only to him.
• After Lin Feng gave no sign that he had seen her post, Herta deleted it in disappointment.

Unable to sleep, Herta remotely controlled a puppet to investigate why Herta Puppets were queuing outside Lin Feng’s room, then experienced his mysterious treatment herself. She ended the link shaken by how intense it felt and wondered whether the Stellaron explained Lin Feng’s effects.

• Herta missed using Lin Feng as a body pillow and, unable to sleep, decided to spy on him through a Herta Puppet.
• Herta discovered puppets queuing outside Lin Feng’s room and learned from Number 72 that they were waiting for his special treatment.
• Herta entered the queue as No. 56, met Xiaohei posing as Younger Sister No. 250, and went into Lin Feng’s room.
• Lin Feng treated Herta Puppet No. 56, leaving Herta flushed, dizzy, and stunned by the experience.
• Herta cut off her link, drank purified water, and wondered whether Lin Feng’s body and the Stellaron were responsible for the strange effects.

Herta secretly used her Herta Puppets to experience Lin Feng’s advances, but after No. 158 revealed her presence, Lin Feng recognized her acting and explained how well he knew her. Herta was touched by his affection and wished she had never lived in a world without him.

• After No. 56 left, Lin Feng received 20 Path of Elation Path Simulation Points and wondered why she earned a super multiplier.
• Herta gave in to temptation and sent more Herta Puppets to Lin Feng, while he received repeated 20-point rewards.
• Herta Puppet No. 158 murmured Herta’s name, revealing that Herta was controlling the encounters.
• Herta dropped her act when Lin Feng recognized her habits and explained that he could tell her apart because he knew her so well.
• Herta was moved by Lin Feng’s words and wished she had never lived in a world where she had not met him.

Lin Feng asked Herta to upgrade Xiaohei into a more advanced, humanlike Herta Puppet before he left Herta Space Station with the Astral Express. After Herta accepted and reluctantly saw him off, Lin Feng reached an S-Rank Evaluation and chose to keep his life as it was.

• Lin Feng asked Herta to grant his remaining wish by giving Xiaohei a complete overhaul with the latest technology.
• Herta agreed to upgrade Xiaohei and tried to persuade Lin Feng to stay on Herta Space Station instead of following the Astral Express.
• Lin Feng reassured Herta that he would keep in touch, and Herta withdrew her consciousness from the puppet.
• Lin Feng continued treating two Herta Puppets, and the system awarded him an S-Rank Evaluation with the option to save his record or change his Fate Track.
• Lin Feng decided to keep his simulated life and make no changes.

Lin Feng prepared to leave on the Astral Express, while Herta and Xiaohei struggled with his departure. He reassured Xiaohei that he would return and arranged for her upgrade at Herta Space Station, leaving her grateful and newly hopeful.

• Lin Feng decided he would remain on the Path of Elation and keep the people and bonds he had formed in this world.
• Herta lay awake thinking about Lin Feng leaving with the Astral Express and resolved to do something the next day.
• Xiaohei asked Lin Feng to take her with him, but he initially refused and she pleaded not to be forgotten.
• Lin Feng embraced Xiaohei, promised he would return soon, and told her he had arranged for Herta to upgrade her while she stayed at the Space Station.
• Xiaohei thanked Lin Feng, confessed her love, and kissed his cheek.

Lin Feng gently rejected Xiaohei’s romantic feelings, telling her he saw her as a daughter and hoped she would find her own path. He left for the Starrail Platform to meet the Astral Express Crew, who were waiting to depart with him.

• Xiaohei told Lin Feng that staying by his side made her happy and that he was irreplaceable to her.
• Lin Feng said he saw Xiaohei as a daughter and asked her to tell him her true dreams after gaining more experience.
• Xiaohei felt crushed by the daughter card and secretly resolved to break free of it.
• After receiving messages from March 7th, Lin Feng headed to the Starrail Platform without luggage.
• Himeko, March 7th, the Astral Express Crew, and Herta Space Station members waited for Lin Feng, while Himeko hoped he would join them.

March 7th and Himeko waited at the Starrail Platform while Asta and Arlan argued over her passkey and her secret financial support for Lin Feng. An army of Herta Puppets gathered to bid farewell to Lin Feng as he prepared to leave on the Astral Express.

• March 7th wondered whether Herta had an ambiguous relationship with Lin Feng, but Himeko dismissed the idea and said the Herta Puppets were honoring him for defending Herta Space Station.
• Asta demanded her passkey from Arlan so she could get money, but he refused until she explained why she needed it.
• Arlan guessed that Asta had given Lin Feng the billion Credits that had gone missing, and Asta flusteredly denied that they were lovers.
• Arlan persuaded Asta to keep the passkey by asking what she would do if Lin Feng were kidnapped and she had no ransom money.
• The Herta Puppets gathered at the Starrail Platform for a farewell ceremony and discussed Lin Feng's departure on the Astral Express.

Lin Feng boarded the Astral Express after bidding farewell to Asta and the people of Herta Space Station. He left with the Crew to travel the stars, while Asta accepted their long-distance separation and held on to his promise to return.

• The Herta Puppets prepared to carry out the Creator's mission as they gathered to see Lin Feng off.
• Lin Feng arrived at the Starrail Platform and was welcomed by the Astral Express Crew and 249 Herta Puppets.
• Arlan wished Lin Feng a safe journey and said he would follow his example to find his own path of protection.
• Asta urged Lin Feng to stay safe, remember to message her, and let her know if he needed Credits.
• Lin Feng hugged Asta, promised to return, and boarded the Astral Express after saying goodbye.
• Asta read Lin Feng's message quoting a poem she loved and smiled through her tears.

Before boarding the Astral Express, Lin Feng received a transforming star-silver weapon from Herta and a farewell song performed by all 249 Herta Puppets. He exchanged affectionate messages with Herta, then boarded the train to begin his journey.

• A Herta Puppet gave Lin Feng the Silver Demon, a star-silver weapon that could change into different forms.
• The puppet relayed Herta’s message that she hated farewells, then joined the other 248 Herta Puppets in singing for Lin Feng.
• Asta, Arlan, Himeko, and March 7th reacted to the heartfelt song and Herta’s thoughtful farewell.
• Lin Feng remembered sharing the song with Herta in Hare Sora City and messaged her to thank her and tell her he loved it.
• Lin Feng waved goodbye to everyone and boarded the Astral Express.

Lin Feng saved his S-rated Herta Space Station run and inherited its talents before starting the Jarilo-VI simulation. His first four attempts ended in failure, leaving him to face how powerful Cocolia had become.

• Lin Feng boarded the Astral Express, said goodbye to his friends on Herta Space Station, and chose to save the run.
• The system awarded Lin Feng an S-Rating and granted him Love Expert, Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, Bronze Skin and Iron Bones, and Super Holographic Image Creator.
• Lin Feng began the Jarilo-VI simulation and chose the Paths of Remembrance, the Hunt, Erudition, and Preservation in successive attempts.
• The Engine of Creation or Cocolia killed Lin Feng or his allies in every attempt, and he failed to earn even a B-Rank evaluation.
• Lin Feng concluded that Stellaron-powered Cocolia could break through his defenses and was far stronger than the Doomsday Beast.

After failing to defeat Stellaron-fused Cocolia, Lin Feng began another Path Simulation Life and chose Elation, hoping to gain a way to fight her. He drew an exceptionally strong set of talents and weighed which three to take before the simulation began.

• Lin Feng reflected that he lacked the strength to defeat Cocolia and continued to the next Path Simulation Life.
• Lin Feng selected the Path of Elation and received a luck-boosted draw of talents.
• Lin Feng drew the red talent They're All My Wings and learned that only specific characters in Path Life could qualify as wings; Herta qualified, but her puppets did not.
• Lin Feng considered the Love Light Cone Creator and Super Resurrection Coin alongside Huaqiang's Watermelon Knife, while rejecting weaker talents and struggling to choose his three picks.

Lin Feng began the Blizzard on Jarilo-VI simulation aboard the Astral Express and learned how his Love Light Cone Creator talent worked. He left more confident about growing strong enough to face Cocolia.

• Lin Feng examined the Astral Express and considered the dangers and 4,000-point requirement of the Jarilo-VI simulation.
• March 7th joined Lin Feng, and they teased each other while discussing who aboard the Express knew about their relationship.
• Lin Feng asked the system whether March 7th counted as one of his wings, and it confirmed that she qualified and was already bonded to him.
• The system explained that deep interaction with a girl created and enhanced her exclusive Love Light Cone, whose level-ups also gave Lin Feng strength and combat skill.
• Lin Feng decided the talent could help him grow stronger and felt more confident about turning the situation against Cocolia.

Lin Feng explored the Astral Express, arranged a secret late-night visit to March 7th’s room, and learned about the other passengers from Welt Yang. Welt’s account of Himeko left Lin Feng reflecting on her mysterious connection to his fragmented memories.

• Lin Feng asked March 7th to show him her room, and she arranged to meet him there late that night while warning him to watch out for Pom-Pom.
• Pom-Pom welcomed Lin Feng aboard as a crew member, asked him to share meals, and reminded him to follow the Express’s rules.
• Lin Feng visited Welt Yang and learned that March 7th had been found drifting in Six-Phased Ice and that Dan Heng had arrived on the Express after fleeing from the Xianzhou.
• Lin Feng asked Welt Yang about Himeko, and Welt described her passion, her bond with the Astral Express, and the dream guiding her life.